القاعدة

Etymology

From the root root ق ع د‎ (q-ʿ-d), pertaining to the base of the human body - i.e. the buttocks.

Proper noun

الْقَاعِدَة • (al-qāʿida) f

One of flags of Al-Qaeda.

1. al-Qaeda, a terrorist militant Islamic organization.
2. The Base, a database of mercenaries recruited as part of Maktab al-Khidamat to fight the Soviet Union in Afghanistan.

Noun 1

الْقَاعِدَة • (al-qāʿida) f (plural الْقَاعِدَات‎ (al-qāʿidāt) or الْقَوَاعِد‎ (al-qawāʿid))

1. the toilet, a Western-style sitting toilet as opposed to a squatting toilet.

Noun 2

الْقَاعِدَة • (al-qāʿida) f (plural الْقَاعِدَات‎ (al-qāʿidāt))

1. female squatter